We will appeal as we are not satisfied, her mother Ei San told the AFP news agency.

The maximum penalty she faced was three years in jail.

Her lawyer confirmed the sentence but said his client denied making the post.

Myanmar woman jailed for six months for a Facebook post ridiculing the ruling Military Junta

If they found me guilty, Ye Htuts wife is also, Chaw said in her defence.

Freelance photojournalist Aung Nay Myo was arrested in February for a Facebook post mocking President Thein Sein.

Myanmar was ruled by a military junta since the 1962 military takeover.

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